Today in History - June 3rd

  • 2011 - Right-to-die activist Jack Kevorkian dies in Royal Oak, Michigan; his death caused by pneumonia and kidney problems
  • 2011 - Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws
  • 1992 - World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil
  • 1980 - New York Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1
  • 1979 - Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage
  • 1976 - Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" goes gold
  • 1965 - Gemini 4 launched; 2nd U.S. 2-man flight, McDivitt and White
  • 1964 - Rolling Stones begin 1st U.S. tour, with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee
  • 1959 - 1st U.S. Air Force Academy graduation
  • 1946 - 1st bikini bathing suit displayed, Paris
  • 1946 - U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on buses, unconstitutional
  • 1944 - Nazis pull out of Rome
  • 1918 - Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional
  • 1888 - "Casey at the Bat" published, SF Examiner
  • 1875 - Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission

Famous and Historical Birthdays - Say Happy Birthday to . . .

  • Jamie Nails – Football Player
  • Sargis Sargsian – Tennis Star
  • Carl Everett – Baseball Player
  • Anderson Cooper – Journalist
  • Tom Arnold – Actor
  • John Paul Jones – Rock Bassist
  • Tony Curtis – Actor